Paul Rappaport on Crime

Supports victim’s rights & more prison construction

The Paul Rappaport for Senate campaign reports that the candidate would:

Insure that crime victims have rights.

Support Project Exile and prison construction.

Commit federal resources to expand drug treatment facilities.

Source: Phone interview with Rappaport campaign
Aug 15, 2000

Tougher sentencing & less plea-bargaining

The Paul Rappaport for Senate campaign reports that the candidate would “reduce violent crime by implementing programs that target criminals who use
firearms in the commission of crimes, or distribute drugs in our communities by taking them out of the normal judicial system; placing them on the fast track to a swift trial with no plea bargain, and a demand for maximum sentencing.”

Source: Phone interview with Rappaport campaign
Aug 15, 2000

More aggressive approach to juvenile crime

The Paul Rappaport for Senate campaign reports that the candidate would “support a more aggressive approach towards the increasingly violent juvenile crime in our communities.